Freshman infielders Xavier Turner, left, and Dansby Swanson played in all three games of Vanderbilt's season-opening series.

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Nick Cole
| The Tennessean

The Vanderbilt baseball team wasted little time in putting the nation's top-ranked recruiting class to use during its opening series against Long Beach State over the weekend.

Freshman infielders Xavier Turner and Dansby Swanson played in all three games, with each drawing his first college start on Sunday in a 13-9 loss in the series finale.

Turner got the start at third base over sophomore Vince Conde and went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Swanson was 1-for-4 with a walk and a RBI while playing shortstop after junior Joel McKeithan handled the first two games. ...